Haha, the Commer van. They used these as Ambulances too I think.
That reminds me, I discovered these existed as a kid just over a decade ago, and googled "Connor Van" on an iPad to try and find which model it was. For some reason, a bunch of pictures of this shirtless guy appeared on image search results right as my dad took the iPad off my hands to use for a minute. It was awkward to explain. Darn you Commer for having a funny spelling!
They did lots of licensed versions of western vehicles - at least in the era of the Barkas and latr. Maybe post WW2 it was more like reverse engineering. But as far as I can tell, the Commer and the Barkas came to life around the same time.
Reminded me of a Barkas B1000 East German van/minibus. I might post one as I still see them occasionally in Hungary but they might be interesting and wierd for US folks.
RandomflyerOTR@reddit
Haha, the Commer van. They used these as Ambulances too I think.
That reminds me, I discovered these existed as a kid just over a decade ago, and googled "Connor Van" on an iPad to try and find which model it was. For some reason, a bunch of pictures of this shirtless guy appeared on image search results right as my dad took the iPad off my hands to use for a minute. It was awkward to explain. Darn you Commer for having a funny spelling!
OldFartInsights@reddit
That Commer chassis was a very versatile thing:
GiftedGeordie@reddit
Wasn't expecting an obscure British van company that a lot of Brits haven't heard of to end up in fucking California!
Hailfire9@reddit
That somehow makes it more Californian. Not saying they're hipster about a lot of things, but they sure are about their cars.
johnlewisdesign@reddit
My friend's garage just restored a pop top one of these, nut and bolt, it's absolutely beautiful
ChipChester@reddit
Beneath that suave exterior beats the heart of a Sunbeam Alpine. Or Hillman Husky. Or...
Othersideofthemirror@reddit
Was a rare sight when growing up, and a completely unknown sight these days. Rarely even see the silver and black number plates any more.
benoliver999@reddit
Weird coincidence, I saw one of these for the first time yesterday! In the UK though so somewhat less odd.
OldWrangler9033@reddit
Wow, that thing is thing has no frills driver's cabin, nice wood work in the back.
juancarlospaco@reddit
Commie mobile comrade...
Some_Conference2091@reddit
It's a Commer cial van 1905 to 1979. \ It was consumed by capitalism
swift-autoformatter@reddit
But fairly similar to the very popular eastern block Barkas B1000.
zseblodongo@reddit
That was my first thought as well.
swift-autoformatter@reddit
Probably because our streets were full of those... :)
Some_Conference2091@reddit
Wasn't it common for the Russians or Soviet countries to reverse engineer some Western vehicles or engines?
swift-autoformatter@reddit
They did lots of licensed versions of western vehicles - at least in the era of the Barkas and latr. Maybe post WW2 it was more like reverse engineering. But as far as I can tell, the Commer and the Barkas came to life around the same time.
grizzlor_@reddit
Commer was a British company.
USSR drove on the right side of the road / steering wheel on the left.
bacondesign@reddit
Reminded me of a Barkas B1000 East German van/minibus. I might post one as I still see them occasionally in Hungary but they might be interesting and wierd for US folks.
hugesteamingpile@reddit
What a charming little van.
Also a Kennedy 2024 sticker? YIKES.
teamramrod637@reddit
I can’t explain why it makes sense, but I look at this van, and that sticker and think “Yep, that tracks.”
Viharabiliben@reddit
Check the license plate.
slaptickler@reddit
This is owned by resident MAGA/MAHA kook @houseinhabit
djscoots10@reddit
Neat
tonycocacola@reddit
Don't commer a knocking if the van's a rocking
wrenchandrepeat@reddit
Wonder if it has a Commer Knocker in it?
Funny-Ad-3710@reddit
Beautiful interior
RevGear@reddit
Commer 1500 van with Dormobile conversion